• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.47-57
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• 2010

To understand day-to-day fluctuations in soil moisture content in Seoul, I simulated daily soil moisture content from 1908 to 2009 using long-term climatic precipitation and temperature data collected at the Surface Synoptic Meteorological Station in Seoul for the last 98 years with a hydrological simulation model, BROOK. The output data set from the BROOK model allowed me to examine day-to-day fluctuations and the severity and duration of droughts in the Seoul area. Although the soil moisture content is highly dependent on the occurrence of precipitation, the pattern of changes in daily soil moisture content was clearly quite different from that of precipitation. Generally, there were several phases in the dynamics of daily soil moisture content. The period from mid-May to late June can be categorized as the initial period of decreasing soil moisture content. With the initiation of the monsoon season in late June, soil moisture content sharply increases until mid-July. From the termination of the rainy season in mid-July, daily soil moisture content decreases again. Highly stochastic events of typhoons from late June to October bring large amount of rain to the Korean peninsula, culminating in late August, and increase the soil moisture content again from late August to early September. From early September until early October, another sharp decrease in soil moisture content was observed. The period from early October to mid-May of the next year can be categorized as a recharging period when soil moisture content shows an increasing trend. It is interesting to note that no statistically significant increase in mean annual soil moisture content in Seoul, Korea was observed over the last 98 years. By simulating daily soil moisture content, I was also able to reconstruct drought phenomena to understand the severity and duration of droughts in Seoul area. During the period from 1908 to 2009, droughts in the years 1913, 1979, 1939, and 2006 were categorized as 'severe' and those in 1988 and 1982 were categorized as 'extreme'. This information provides ecologists with further potential to interpret natural phenomenon, including tree growth and the decline of tree species in Korea.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.227-235
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• 1983

This research was made over drought resistance and optimum soil moisture needed with Plantago asiatica L. as the material by means of making out the process of its growth under different soil moisture contents. The soil used for the experiment was a mixture of vermiculite and c-layer soil, and the process of growth was compared with each other controlling its soil mositure as: 7%, 15%, 30%, 45%, and 60%. In 7% range of soil moisture which was of low content, the increase of growth was neither significantly indicated nor any permanent seeding done. In view of this phenomenon, Plantago asiatica L. appeared to be highly drought-resistant. It was found rising at 30% range and reaching the optimum state at 45% range and falling down at 60% range range. In viw of this fluctuation indicated above, the optimum soil moisture content needed for the growth of Plantago asiatica L. is thought to be between 30% and 60%. It is thought the number of seed per capsule is not affected by the soil moisture content. It is expected an ecotypic variation by the soil moisture content will bring forth upon Plantago asiatica L.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.123-131
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• 1994

Experimental studies were conducted to make clear the soil moisture environment under the condition of paddy-upland rotational fields by investigating water-table depths and soil moisture contents during growing season of crops in two kinds of soil. The following results were obtained. 1.Although water-table depths fluctuated with the amount of rainfall in the experimental field, it seemed that the variation of vater4able depths in the paddy-upland rotational, field was strongly affected by the condition of locations on paddy fields. 2.It is recognized that the concept of sum of excess water depth(SEWxx) and sum of excess water day(SEDxx) can be used to represent the soil moisture stress index due to the fluctuation of water-table depths. 3.The results of this study clearly indicate that drainage in paddy-upland rotational field to maintain an optimum soil moisture content must be made by introducing the concept of block drainage which needs both subsurface drainage and intercept drainage around a field. 4.Soil moisture contents were affected by both the amount of rainfall and water-table depths, however, the moisture content for top soil showed higher correlation with the amount of rainfall while that for subsoil with water-table depths.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2023

Background: The positive effects of Arctic plants on the soil environment and plant-species co-occurrence patterns are known to be particularly important in physically harsh environments. Although three dominant plants (Cassiope tetragona, Dryas octopetala, and Silene acaulis) are abundant in the Arctic ecosystem at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, few studies have examined their occurrence patterns with other species and their buffering effect on soil-temperature and soil-moisture fluctuation. To quantify the plant-species co-occurrence patterns and their positive effects on soil environments, I surveyed the vegetation cover, analyzed the soil-chemical properties (total carbon, total nitrogen, pH, and soil organic matter) from 101 open plots, and measured the daily soil-temperature and soil-moisture content under three dominant plant patches and bare soil. Results: The Cassiope tetragona and Dryas octopetala communities increased the soil-temperature stability; however, the three dominant plant communities did not significantly affect the soil-moisture stability. Non-metric multidimensional scaling separated the sampling sites into three groups based on the different vegetation compositions. The three dominant plants occurred randomly with other species; however, the vegetation composition of two positive co-occurring species pairs (Oxyria digyna-Cerastium acrticum and Luzula confusa-Salix polaris) was examined. The plant species richness did not significantly differ in the three plant communities. Conclusions: The three plant communities showed distinctive vegetation compositions; however, the three dominant plants were randomly and widely distributed throughout the study sites. Although the facilitative effects of the three Arctic plants on increases in the soil-moisture fluctuation and richness were not quantified, this research enables a deeper understanding of plant co-occurrence patterns in Arctic ecosystems and thereby contributes to predicting the shift in vegetation composition and coexistence in response to climate warming. This research highlights the need to better understand plant-plant interactions within tundra communities.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.67-76
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 지하수위 변동모델과 비포화대 함수모델을 적용한 지하수 함양율 산정 기법을 제안하였다. 기법의 적용성을 살펴보기 위하여 연구지역인 국내 4개 국가지하수 관측소를 선정하였으며 1996년부터 2005년에 이르는 국가 지하수 관측망(포항 연일, 기북, 순천 외서, 홍천 홍천) 수위자료와 포항, 순천, 홍천의 기상청 강우자료가 이용되었다. 각 관측소 주변 토양형에 따른 지하수 함양율은 홍천 관측소가 최소 0.5%에서 최대 61.4%, 포항 연일 관측소는 1.1%에서 27.4%, 포항 기북 관측소는 5.1%에서 41.4%, 및 순천 외서 관측소는 1.1%에서 8.3%의 분포를 보였다. 본 연구에서 이용된 지하수위 변동예측 모델은 지하수위 변동이 강우에 의해서만 발생하는 것으로 가정하였으며 향후 보다 정확한 지하수위 예측을 위해서 지하수 채수나 증발산의 영향을 추가 고려할 필요가 있을 것이라 판단된다. 또한 제안된 기법의 보다 넓은 범위의 적용을 위해서는 비포화 암반의 함수 모델을 도입할 필요가 있을 것이라 판단된다. 현재 본 연구를 공간적으로 확장하여 지역화 하기 위한 연구가 진행 중이다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 지하수 함양율 산정 기법은 가정을 최소화함으로써 방법론적으로 합리적이며 실제 지하수 시스템을 잘 반영하는 과학적인 모델로 기존 지하수 함양율 산정 기법을 충분히 대체할 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.92-97
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• 2001

염류가 집적된 시설재배지의 강서 미사질 양토에서 1999년부터 2년간 무처리, 심토반전, 심토파쇄, 폭기식 심토파쉐 및 암거배수 등 5개 처리를 하여 토양의 물리적 성질과 작물 생산성을 비교시험하였다. 1. 심토의 물리성 개선효과는 심토반전 > 암거배수 > 심토파쇄 > 무처리 순으로 높았고 2년차까지 잔효가 인정되었으며 토양물리성 개선처리는 통기성을 높이고 근권을 확대시켰다. 2. 심토의 토양수분함량은 심토반전 > 암거배수 > 심토파쇄 > 무처리 순으로 높았으나 큰 차이는 없었다. 또한 토양물리성 개선처리는 무처리구에 비하여 토층내 시기별 토양수분함량 변동폭을 크게 하였다. 3. 토양물리성 개선처리에 의한 토층내 염농도 저하효과는 적었으며 토양물리성 개선구의 수량증대는 염농도 저하나 토층내 양수분 분포개선 보다는 물리성 개선효과가 더 높은 것으로 판단되었다. 4. 토양물리성 개선처리에 의한 평균수량 증대효과는 10~20%정도 이었다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제98권2호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2009

It is necessary to determine the amount of carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) absorbed by plants and released from forest floor into atmosphere, to gain a better understanding how forests participate in the global carbon cycle. Soil $CO_2$ efflux, litter production, and decomposition were investigated in Q. variabilis and P. densiflora stands in the vicinity of Gwangju, Chonnam province. Soil $CO_2$ efflux was measured using Infrared Gas Analyzer (IRGA) at midday of the 10th day at every month over 12-month period, to quantify seasonal and annual budgets of soil $CO_2$ efflux. Soil temperature and soil moisture were measured at the same time. Seasonal soil $CO_2$ efflux in Q. variabilis and P. densiflora were the highest in summer season. In August, maximum soil $CO_2$ efflux in Q. variabilis and P. densiflora was 7.49, $4.61CO_2{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$, respectively. Annual $CO_2$ efflux in each stand was 1.77, $1.67CO_2kg{\cdot}m^{-2}$ respectively. Soil $CO_2$ efflux increased exponentially with soil temperature and related strongly in Q. variabilis ($r^2$=0.96), and in P. densiflora ($r^2$=0.91). Litter production continued throughout the year, but showed a peak on November and December. Annual litter production in the Q. variabilis and P. densiflora stands were $613.7gdw{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}yr^{-1}$ and $550.5gdw{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}yr^{-1}$.$yr^{-1}$, respectively. After 1 year, % remaining mass of Q. variabilis and P. densiflora litter was 48.2, 57.1%, respectively. The soil $CO_2$ efflux rates in this study showed clear seasonal variations. In addition, the temporal variation in the $CO_2$ efflux rates was closely related to the soil temperature fluctuation rather than to variations in the soil moisture content. The range of fluctuation of soil $CO_2$ efflux and litter decomposition rate showed similar seasonal changes. The range of fluctuation of soil $CO_2$ efflux and litter decomposition rate was higher during summer and autumn than spring and winter.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 1983

In order to study the effects of cropping system and fungicide (Dachigaren) on soil microbes, the seasonal fluctuations of soil microbes in the fields of radish and Chinese cabbage including soil pH, Soil moisture content and soil temperature were investigated on every 15 day interval from the begining of March to late October in 1981. The population of total fungus peaked at the begining of July, while that of total bacteria, at the begining of August. They were affected by soil temperature, however pathogenic microbes seemed to be more related with host plants than the soil temperature, because pathogens showed high density through the whole cultivation period. The pathogenic microbes showed the density of order ; Xanthomonas, Erwinia, Pseudomonas, Agrobacterium and Corynebacterium. Xanthomonas, Erwinia and Pseudomonas, which induced radish and Chinese cabbage diseases were higher than Agrobacterium and Corynebacterium in population densigy. Bacterial soft rot occured at the density of Erwinia $5.9{\sim}6.6{\times}10^5/dry$ soil 1 gram. The density of microbes on continuous fields were higher than that of rotating fields, but there were no significant difference between treated fungicide plot and non treated in the density of microbes, also no difference between Chinese cabbage and radish growing fields.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 1988년도 제30회 수공학연구발표회논문초록집
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• pp.85-92
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• 1988

A model for the transient one-dimensional moisture movement in the saturated-unsaturated zone using a finite difference method is developed. Hysteresis in the soil water retention is incorporated. The model considers layered geologic formations. Monte Carlo simulation, together with the nearest neighbor model is used. Outputs of the model include pressure head, water content, and the water table elevation. Two Monte Carlo simulations of 100 realizations each are made for a 12-day simulation period with different input values. The simulation results show that the S.D. of the outputs increases with an increase in the input, the S.D. of the log K$$. The model is applied to predict a long term water table fluctuation, and the predicted water table agress well with the observed one.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.34-38
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• 2003

본고에서는 1993년 지정 해제된 천연기념물 제4호인 통의동 백송의 나이(당시 630살로 추정)와 직경 생장 유형을 분석하였다. 그 결과 이 나무의 나이는 1993년 당시 약 300살로 추정되는데, 원래 추정한 나이는 매우 과대 추정한 나이라고 할 수 있다. 이 나무는 주변의 토양수분 상태에 따라서 그 생육의 정도가 상당히 크게 영향을 받아왔다. 특히 1910년부터 약 30년동안 저하된 생장이 지속되었기 때문에 이 나무의 수세는 매우 쇠약해졌고, 이러한 지속적인 생장의 저하가 궁극적으로 이 수목이 죽게 되는데 가장 중요한 원인이 되었던 것으로 판단된다. 이러한 지속적인 생장의 저하가 1910년부터 4년간 지속된 서울지방의 가뭄에 의해서 초래된 것인지는 분명하지는 않으나, 이러한 가뭄도 수목 생장의 쇠퇴를 초래한 여러 가지 환경요인중의 하나가 된다는 것은 그리 어렵지 않게 추정할 수 있다. 이 연구를 통해서 우리나라 천연기념물로 지정된 나이가 오래된 나무인 노거수를 잘 관리해야 할 문화 재청이 고려를 해야할 관리상의 문제점에 대한 사항을 고찰하였다.